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It has been months since a pandemic lockdown started. At the beginning of the pandemic school-age children and adult/college age students with ADHD noticed benefits (self-guided pace, movement breaks) and drawbacks (no one-on-one interaction, heavy reliance on self-motivation) of virtual learning. The common hurdle for all students, regardless of whether ADHD is a concern, isRead more

Everyone knows change is hard. Since March 2020 most can say that they have experienced more change over the last 5 months than most of us experience over several years. School continues to change for kids. Work from home—if one is still employed—has been a major change for adults. Daily routines and interactions with family,Read more

For as long as there has been civilization, humans have needed healers – for injury, for sickness, and for emotional distress. Even ancient health and wellness experts noted the psychological effects of emotional distress and its effect on the body when treating their patients, prescribing calming teas and the company of loved ones as commonlyRead more

Most of us know that about 90% of New Year’s resolutions never actually get resolved. And it’s clear why: We all have habits that we fall back on; that’s why they’re habits. But there’s no reason why you can’t keep some resolutions to point you in the direction of what you want your life, body,Read more

Consider this; well-educated, slender, and attractive, Sara seems to have it all. She is an MD, has an interesting career, and good friends. From an outsider’s perspective, she almost seems perfect. So everything’s great, right? Not exactly. Sara also has epilepsy. And while she loves her job, she feels anxious about business finances. She oftenRead more

As we move through the walks of life, we learn tools that help us be more effective, successful, and happy human beings. These tools can come in pretty handy when unpleasant or less than ideal events arise when we’d least like to deal with them.  One such tool is the practice of gratitude. Gratitude refocusesRead more

You may have heard the expression: “healthy mind; healthy body.” It sounds like important wisdom, but what does that phrase really mean? For years it has been theorized that physical and mental health are connected; modern science has now demonstrated that such a connection really does exist. But the opposite is also true – “healthy body; healthyRead more

Many clients with pain symptoms come to my office with this complaint; they don’t feel heard by their primary care or chronic pain physician.  Instead, they get things like: “The tests are negative, so there must be something mentally wrong.” “There is no physical reason for you to have migraine headaches.  What are you stressedRead more

Everyone agrees –  from mildly irritating to downright debilitating, headaches are absolutely no fun. Some of them can be ignored and avoided, while others require the attention of a doctor, special treatments, or diets. Although most can be alleviated with an over-the-counter medication, there are some headaches that may be a cause for concern. UnderstandingRead more

Those of us with children have all experienced having to ask our child multiple times to complete a chore, assignment or task. One common answer to our requests may be “I didn’t hear you” or “I’ll do it in just a minute” to only discover the task was “forgotten” or only partially completed before anotherRead more